One of the most provocative writers on women's performances of Shakespeare on stage and film in Britain today, Rutter speculates on how the theatre `plays' women's bodies and how audiences read them.

Tracing his missing friend, adventurer Bowen Tyler, to the lost continent of Caspak, Tom Billings is spurred by his determination to find his friend and his love for newfound Ajor to battle the region's enormous predators.

The last installment of the hilarious Irish R.M. series, In Mr. Knox's Country follows Major Sinclair Yeates' transfer to western Ireland as Resident Magistrate. Readers will delight as he stumbles upon new predicaments and quirky neighbors. Modern-day readers may recognize In Mr. Knox's Country as the precursor to the PBS series, 'The Irish R.M.' starring Peter Bowles.

Available again after 20 years – the most celebrated stories by science fiction Hall of Fame writer, Stanley Weinbaum. 'One of the novas of the SF cosmos blazing up spectacularly with sprightly, well-written stories about believable alien creatures.' James Gunn

This book analyses a key episode in the cultural Cold War - the formation of the Congress for Cultural Freedom. This study combines archival research, cultural history and the theory of Gramscian political economy.

In the tradition of the best-selling The Discipline of Market Leaders, business professors and consultants Banwari Mittal and Jagdish N. Sheth describe a dynamic new value-based approach to achieving market dominance they call ValueSpace - the space that great companies create to deliver their customers the greatest value.

In this book Katrin Flikschuh examines the relevance of Kant's political thought to major issues and problems in contemporary political philosophy, arguing that despite the revival of 'Kantianism' in contemporary political thinking, his account of justice is in many respects very different from dominant approaches in contemporary liberal theory.

This is a selection of contributions to the European Science Education Research Association conference, the aim of which was to provide a view of science education research in Europe and also worldwide by looking at what has been achieved in the past decades and what has to be done in the future.

This book reviews the development of research into the explosive loading of structures, mainly since the beginning of the twentieth century. Major contributions in the fields of measurement, analysis and prediction are discussed.

The Social and Cognitive Impacts of E-Commerce on Modern Organizations includes articles addressing the social, cultural, organizational, and cognitive impacts of e-commerce technologies and advances on organizations around the world. Looking specifically at the impacts of electronic commerce on consumer behavior, as well as the impact of e-commerce on organizational behavior, development, and management in organizations. This important new book aims to expand the overall body of knowledge regarding the human aspects of electronic commerce technologies and utilization in modern organizations and to assist researchers and practitioners to devise more effective systems for managing the human side of e-commerce.

The nature of the Internet is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which organizations and individuals alike acquire and distribute information. Unfortunately, the problem of web abuse has developed in kind. This interesting new book includes chapters that embrace a wide array of Internet abuse issues such as, the impact of web abuse on individuals, groups, organizations, and societies, and the problem of web abuse within other cultures and countries. Geared toward business professionals, academicians and students from a variety of disciplines among others, Managing Web Usage in the Workplace: A Social, Ethical and Legal Perspective focuses on the phenomenon of Internet abuse and its consequences.